Distiller Notes
Sweet and aromatic, with toasted oak, berries, and nutmeg. On the palate, elegant and spicy, mildly fruity, and pleasantly floral. Vanilla and oak notes appear with time. Wonderfully long, clean, and spicy finish.
Bottled by hand; adorned with a hand-pressed Vermont glass stopper, created for WhistlePig by AO Glass in Burlington, Vermont.
*The bottle design and label for WhistlePig 18 Year Double Malt Rye Whiskey has been recently updated. Customers may receive either bottle featured above. Specific labels cannot be requested.
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Wine Enthusiast
Named “double malt” because in addition to 79% (unmalted) Canadian rye, this bottling also is made with 15% malted rye and 6% malted barley. Clove and peppery spice enlivens rounded vanilla and nutty tones accented with cherry and horehound. Adding water brings out more cinnamon heat.
Known for its peppery, spicy bite, Rye serves as the ideal base for cocktails like the Sazerac, Manhattan or Old Fashioned. In order for a spirit to be labeled an American Rye Whiskey, the mash bill must be comprised of at least 51% rye grain. The remainder of the mash is most often a combination of malted barley, wheat or corn. After distillation is complete, the spirit is transferred to unused, charred white oak barrels for a minimum of two years, though many producers choose to age longer.